Construction helper

Overview

Work Term:

Temporary Work

Hours:

30 to 40 hours per week

Languages:

English

Education:

Secondary (high school) graduation certificate

Experience:

1 year to less than 2 years

Work site environment:
Outdoors, At heights, Underground, Confined spaces, Noisy, Dangerous, Dusty, Cold/refrigerated, Hot Work setting

• Load, unload and transport construction materials
• Perform pre‑operational inspection
• Erect and dismantle concrete forms, scaffolding, ramps, catwalks, shoring and barricades
• Instruct apprentices
• Assist in framing houses, erecting walls and building roofs
• Assist in demolishing buildings
• Clean and pile salvaged materials
• Perform routine maintenance work
• Clean up chemical spills and other contaminants
• Remove rubble and other debris at construction sites
• Tend or feed machines or equipment used in construction
• Direct traffic at or near construction sites

• Driveways
• Pipelines
• Residential
• Sidewalks and curbs
• Poured concrete
• Roofing
• Security and safety

• Bondable Criminal record check
• Driving record check (abstract)
• Drug test
• Transportation/travel:
  Own vehicle / Own transportation / Vehicle supplied by employer
• Travel expenses paid by employer; public transportation available
• Willing to travel overnight / regularly

• Fast‑paced environment
• Work under pressure
• Physically demanding; heavy loads up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Manual dexterity, repetitive tasks, tight deadlines
• Attention to detail, hand‑eye coordination, sound discrimination, sitting, weight handling
• Own tools/equipment: steel‑toed safety boots, hard hat

• Accurate client focus
• Dependability, reliability, team player, hardworking
• Excellent oral communication, flexible, efficient interpersonal skills

• Shift: Flexible (early morning, late evening, night on call, day, weekend)
• Overtime required/available
• Early morning/Evening options
• Support for persons with disabilities:
  Applies accessible and inclusive recruitment policies that accommodate persons with disabilities
• Support for Indigenous people:
  Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
• Support for youths:
  Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth
• Support for Veterans:
  Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work setting for Veterans
• Support for newcomers and refugees:
  Assists with immediate settlement needs of newcomers and/or refugees (for example: housing, transportation, storage, childcare, winter clothing, etc.)
• Support for mature workers:
  Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Support for visible minorities:
  Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example: anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)